Class EA Process
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) Class Environmental Assessment (EA) for Provincial Transportation Facilities (2000) provides a decision-making process to make sure that all relevant engineering and environmental factors are considered in the planning and design of transportation facilities. This Planning, Preliminary Design and Class Environmental Assessment Study is being undertaken as a Group ‘A’ project, which include new provincial highways and freeways, major realignments and bypasses to existing provincial highways/freeways that do not substantially follow the existing right-of-way and extensions to existing provincial highways/freeways.
Upon completion of the project, a Transportation Environmental Study Report (TESR) will be prepared to document the following:
- The major features of the proposed work
- A full description of the consultation program
- Identification of all project approvals, licenses and permits that have been or must be obtained
- Environmental impacts, mitigation, and protection measures that will be implemented
- Commitments to future work
The TESR will be placed on the Public Record for a review period of 30 calendar days to provide the opportunity for stakeholders to review and comment on the document.
Future Stages including property acquisition, detail design and construction.
This project is currently in the Planning and Preliminary Design stage and timing for construction has not yet been determined.
Learn more about the Environmental Assessment process.